Management has made it a priority to erode transit code and ethics which once propelled US to be the best transit agency in the country. Why? Given the state of our working class economy, why Corporata thinks it can improve a strictly-working class institution is beyond human comprehension, yet here we are. We have allowed it to happen through apathy and other docile behaviors. We even gave up our right to strike against the opposition, perhaps by design.
Divide and conquer. Ages old and extremely effective. And we’re now victims of our own actions. Pitiful, self-destructive and disrespectful of our co-workers.
It’s time, in the words of James Taylor, to Stand and Fight!
How?
1) REFUSE TO WORK YOUR RDO until we have a fair contract, which could be the rest of your career. BE UNION STRONG or suck up to management’s ultimate plan to replace US with automation.
2) If you’re a Line Trainer, ask yourself if $1 an hour extra is respectful compensation? If not, resign or take yourself out of rotation. It’s been a buck for decades, brothers and sisters. Feel disrespected yet?
3) For fuck’s sake, be informed and VOTE!
There’s more, but these are a great start. See the latest signup? They’re cutting hours on runs we all depend on to make ends meet while they laugh at us from their six-figure salaries. Are you willing to take this?!? I’m not, and I’m pleading with you to show support. Otherwise, you’ll join me in future bread lines as we beg for crumbs after working our entire lives.
Governor Brown, FIRE these corporate thugs or you don’t support the the working folk who supported your election. Replace the Rubber Stamp “Bored of Disrespectors” with an electable body subject to public accountability. Replace our GM with someone who has driven a bus. Someone who has been kicked, spit and screamed at, insulted and lied about... one of US. I’m available and willing.
Simple fixes for a broken system. Even a dumbass would agree. Do you?
Totally agree!?!? If the public has to vote for Water and Soil commissioners or whatever, the mass transit Directors should be elected too!
ReplyDeleteRight on point, everyone needs to get on board, we can be our own worst enemies at times, thats why its important to come together and stay together.
ReplyDeleteNext board of Directors meeting is in six days, no agenda posted and it's being held out in Beaverton for some reason. Are they sick of hearing from the public or are they afraid of hearing from the union? Bit of both I assume.
ReplyDeletehttps://trimet.org/meetings/board/index.htm